diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
index 30831e88..6f4e0dbd 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/initramfs/scripts/init-premount/confluent
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ for nic in *; do
 done
 mkdir -p /etc/confluent
 cd - > /dev/null
+mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs
+cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/confluent/ca.pem
 /opt/confluent/bin/copernicus -t > /etc/confluent/confluent.info
 TRIES=0
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
index d70c63db..170cb897 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu20.04-diskless/profiles/default/scripts/functions
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function set_confluent_vars() {
     if [ -z "$nodename" ]; then
         nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk '{print $2}')
     fi
+    confluent_nodename=$nodename
     if [[ "$confluent_mgr" == *"%"* ]]; then
         confluent_mgr=""
     fi